Human placental growth hormone in normal and abnormal fetal growth (Review)
- Authors:
- Alexandros Velegrakis
- Maria Sfakiotaki
- Stavros Sifakis
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Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Venizelion General Hospital, Heraklion 71409, Greece, Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion 71201, Greece, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion 71201, Greece - Published online on: June 21, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2017.930
- Pages: 115-122
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Copyright: © Velegrakis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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